History
This week in Jewish history: Anne Frank’s first diary entry, Israel bombs Iraqi nuke reactor
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Handwritten 15th-century psalter by Brigittine nuns set for auction
This week in Jewish history: Shavuot, and the Six Day War
Underwater drones uncover secrets of sunken USS F-1 in deep-sea expedition
On This Day: Operation Solomon’s record-breaking flight and humanitarian triumph
Ethiopian Jews who escaped remember being woken up by their parents in the middle of the night and being told to pack very few items.
Napoleon's saber sells for 4.66 million euros at auction
Commissioned in 1803, the saber was crafted by nicolas-noël boutet and symbolizes his rise to power.
This week in Jewish History: Eli Cohen hanged in Syria, Bob Dylan's birthday
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Lincoln's blood-stained gloves sell for $1.52 million at auction to pay off foundation's debt
Foundation auctioned less than 10% of its Lincoln collection to repay a longstanding $8 million loan.
40 years later: New digs aim to find missing victims of French serial killer
The new excavations come less than six months after unsuccessful searches to find traces of possible new victims of Louis and are expected to last several weeks.
New study: China's 'Star Manual of Master Shi' is the world's oldest star map
It predates the star map created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus by more than 200 years.
Smithsonian returns 2,300-year-old Zidanku Silk Manuscripts to China
Wuxing Ling consists of lunar month illustrations paired with explanatory texts, recording seasonal taboos and auspicious practices throughout the year.
IDF identifies burial site of soldier missing since 1949
After a five-year investigation, authorities determined that Gassner was buried in a mass grave in Rehovot alongside two fellow soldiers.
Hohenzollern art dispute settled. German museums to retain works
Cultural State Minister Wolfram Weimer announced in Berlin that the more than ten-year asset dispute has been resolved, bringing nearly 100 years of uncertainty to an end.
Massive cache of Nazi docuemnts found in basement of Argentine Supreme Court
The boxes are believed to have arrived in Argentina on June 20, 1941, sent by the German embassy in Tokyo aboard the Japanese steamship Nan-a-Maru.
